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Newspaper articles and editorials re: "TAXCAP"

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B. C. GOVERNMENT response to "TAXCAP"
A paper on "TAXCAP" (if you are having trouble sleeping)

WHAT'S NEW with CANADIAN TAX LIMIT Legislation?
PUBLICATIONS re: TAX LIMITS  
B. C. CONSERVATIVE PARTY POLICY ON "TAXCAP" 

784 years ago THE MAGNA CARTA(1215)
310 years ago THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS (1689)

 

History of TAXCAP

July 5, 1982 - The orginal concept of Taxcap was first presented by Peter B. Macdonald to a TAX PROTEST group at the Sheraton-Villa Inn - Sponsored by the Burnaby Chamber of Commerce.
July 13, 1982 - Support offered by the Burnaby Chamber of Commerce - Al A. Higinbotham, President.

July 20, 1982 - THE VANCOUVER SUN - LETTER TO THE EDITOR

LIMIT TAXES

    Our governments have grown over the past few years without really considering the long-term effects of such growth on the citizens of Canada.

    In order to provide direction to this rate of growth, I would suggest the following be written into the Constitution of Canada:

    "All levels of government, in total, may demand of the citizens no more that a certain percentage of the gross national product of Canada as taxes in any form."

    Once the percentage in question is established, we would have to increase the wealth of Canada, not the rate of tax, if more government services are required.

Signed - PETER B. MACDONALD

Spring 1991 - The term TAXCAP was coined by Peter B. Macdonald.
July 18, 1991 - TAXCAP was adopted as a policy of the B. C. Conservative Party.
May 1992

PUBLICATION:

"LIMITS TO GOVERNMENT - Controlling Deficits and Debt in Canada"

Herbert G. Grubel, Douglas D. Purvis and William M. Scarth.

C. D. Howe Institute

August 1993

PUBLICATION:

"TAXCAP - A CONSTITUTIONAL LIMIT TO TAXES"

Peter B. Macdonald - Leader

B. C. Conservative Party

Sept 23, 1993 - Kim Campbell (Tory Leader) said "I'm not opposed to some kind of constitutional amendment that would created limitations....." - The Province - Don Hauka
Jan 11, 1994 - The B. C. Conservative Party held a ALL PARTY press conference at the Hotel Georgia in Vancouver to promote the concept of TAXCAP - A CONSTITUTIONAL LIMIT TO TAXES, SPENDING AND BORROWING. The leader of almost all of British Columbia's political parties were in support of the concept except the Liberals and the NDP.
July 25, 1994

PUBLICATION:

TAMING LEVIATHAN: ARE TAX AND SPENDING LIMITS THE ANSWER?

Dean Stansel

The Cato Institute

Apr 19, 1997 - At the Annual General Meeting, TAXCAP was reconfirmed as a policy of the B. C. Conservative Party.

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